Midstate man, 51, charged with killing son-in-law with ax

Timothy Michael Fuller, 31, died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being flown there following the attack late Wednesday night.

Randy Clayton Norman, 51, was charged with first-degree murder after Fuller died and was being held without bond in Maury County, police said in a statement.

Police said Fuller and his wife were visiting her father’s nearby home when an argument between the daughter and mother started. Fuller was hit with the ax and his wife ran for help.

Norman’s wife, Gwenda Westmoreland, told officers that her husband hit Norman with the ax.

Fuller was found “lying in the floor with a large pool of blood around his head,” and “a large laceration to the left side of his head,” the statement from police said.

Details of the argument that led to the attack have not been released.